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Parent asks about police access to school cameras; superintendent says MOA permits emergency access
Summary
During public comment at the Nov. 20 Califon Board meeting, resident Kathy Smith asked about an MOA and video surveillance; Superintendent Dr. Michele Cone said the MOA grants Washington Township police access to school cameras in the event of an emergency.
During the Nov. 20, 2024 Califon Board of Education meeting, resident Kathy Smith asked the board what the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and the video surveillance access approved on the consent agenda were intended to cover.
Superintendent Dr. Michele Cone responded during the Board Comment portion of the meeting, saying the MOA is "an agreement with the police to grant them access to the school video surveillance in the event of an emergency." The MOU approving surveillance access for the 2024–25 school year had been approved earlier as part of the consent agenda.
The board’s public comment procedures were noted in the meeting: speakers are limited to three minutes under Board of Education Bylaw #0167 and public comment guidelines posted on the district website. The minutes record no further public discussion on surveillance or privacy concerns during the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m.
